Category: Wellness
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Heart Month
Heart Month has arrived! It is time to raise awareness for cardiovascular health! To raise awareness and to keep you informed about recent developments in cardiovascular health, we’ve prepared for you an easy-to-follow info sheet!
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Ideal Protein: Top 25 most popular diets of 2015
Ideal Protein claimed the number one spot this year, jumping from it’s #13 position in 2014. Not only is this just the fourth brand to hold the coveted spot but it’s the first time ever for a supplement product. Supplements were big all around for 2015, with Skinny Fiber, Plexus Slim and Omnitrition drops rounding…
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Lisa M. Jukes, Austin’s Top Doctor since 2015
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Surviving Thanksgiving while on Ideal Protein
Happy Thanksgiving! Want to be Thankful your weight didn’t go up this Thanksgiving? Follow these tips to help you stay on program! Preparation: Failure to plan is planning to fail! Being prepared with your foods is the key to success during the holidays. Going to Thanksgiving dinner? Plan out what you will eat ahead of…
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National Diabetes Month
November is American Diabetes Month, which is an annual campaign that focuses on increasing awareness and focusing attention on the issues surrounding diabetes. Facts & Stats [1] Diabetes affects nearly 30 million children and adults in the U.S. today – nearly 10% of the population. Another 86 million Americans have prediabetes and are at risk for developing…
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Get involved: Grow your moustache
Mo Sistas, give your Mo Bros a pass to grow a moustache. Better yet, sign up to MOVE and be part of the movement for men’s health. The Movember Foundation is a global charity committed to men living happier, healthier, longer lives. Since 2003, millions have joined the men’s health movement, raising $650 million and…
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
breast cancer awareness Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide and the second-most common cancer overall. In 2015, an estimated 231,840 cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. alone. So no matter who you are or where you live, understanding breast cancer is important. But the most important…
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Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Facts Ovarian Cancer is the fifth leading cause of death among women in the United States and is the most deadly of the gynecologic cancers. It is estimated that in 2015, approximately 22,000 and women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and about 15,500 will die from the disease. Ovarian Cancer is not an uncommon…
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World IBD Day
Worldwide, five million people live with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). World IBD Day is marked on 19 May each year. World IBD Day is led by patient organisation representing 35 countries on four continents from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, 28 European nations through the umbrella organisation EFCCA,…
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Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle
Have your healthy New Year’s habits already begun to fade? Recharge your resolutions during National Nutrition Month® with help from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In celebration of the 2015 National Nutrition Month theme, “Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle,” the Academy is encouraging everyone to adopt eating and physical activity plans that are focused…